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| | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 | Got my motor and transmission set in my modified 53 3600 frame. Motor is a 292 Chevy six with a mild rebuild and the tranny is a 700R4. I am getting a driveshaft cut to fit today. I am tempted to rig up some temporary wiring and gas tank just to hear it fire up. But I guess I will pull it apart, paint the frame, and start on the body work the cab needs. At least I am making progress. Here is a shot: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2293715420103486525VnCRUQ?vhost=good-times | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | Better to get the paint etc. done first;my downfall is always that I'll do a quick-connect to hear it run,it sounds good so then it's "Well,what if I just hook up some steering,a radiator,heck-I could DRIVE it tonight!!" but that's not enough,so I hang the front sheetmetal,wire the lights to keep it somewhere close to legal,set the hood on it to keep the weather out,and take it for a spin. And that's where the rebuild ends and the "Drive the wheels offa it" begins. Yeah-better to do it all the right way,in the right order...;=D
Speed | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 |  I understand where Speed is coming from, but actually I think firing it up and test driving it or at least seeing that the drive line engages properly is a very good idea. Anything that needs to be pulled or corrected is best done before you final paint and hang sheetmetal.How dissappointed you would be to complete your truck only to find it ain't movin' nowhere?!! :mad:
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 | Man... It really looks good !
Some people are like Slinkies, Their not really good for nothing... But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. 1951 3100 350 TBI Gallery Toddzilla... "$old" | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | your project is coming along nicely! darn that motor looks great! an your suspension is a kicker!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 | Thank guys. I have already hung the sheetmetal on the front end and test fitted my bed and running boards to the newly shortened frame. Those carriage bolts on the running boards are a pain in the butt. I think I will replace them with some drilled and tapped plates like the ones that hold the rear of the cab. That way I can just use regular bolts up through the bottom and still have some adjustability.
I am going to hold off firing it up I guess, at least until I get all my patching and primering completed. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 |
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Jim & Caroline
The highway is for gamblers, better use your good sense."
Gooday-that's my 1¢ answer due to the lousy economy ~ cause I ain't got - no . mo . doe
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 | Caroline & Jim - Looks awesome. I drooled all over your album. I enjoyed the detail you put in your captions. One day I will get there. My 49 Chevy car took me 11 years to get it finished. I am hoping to finish this truck in about 24 months. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 169 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 169 | 49chevyman,
Those pictures are dated 2000? Is there a time warp at your house?
Enquireing minds want to know.
Tryin' to trick me?
Paul | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 96 | The date in my camera is off...as they say do not believe what you hear and only half of what you see.
I started working on the truck in November of last year, 2007. | | |
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